Milo knockouts – A chance for redemption?

All Division A Schools’ teams will be seeking to add a trophy to their cabinet prior to the end of the 2017 season as they battle it out for the Milo President’s Knockout trophy.

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With Royal College having pulled out of the Championship, Dharmaraja College will stroll through to the semi-finals via a walkover, leaving it to the other 6 teams to battle it out for the 3 remaining spots.

Both teams will be seeking to get their Knockout campaign up and running following a rather disappointing end to the league season.

The Josephians will be hoping to get the better out of the Double Blues on the third time of asking. The Wesley lads on the other hand, will be hoping to continue their dominance over the boys from Maradana having beaten them in a warm-up game and in the league.

WATCH LIVE: WESLEY V ST. JOSEPH’S

With regular captain Denister Goonathilake out due to illness, Avanta Lee will stand in as replacement skipper and along with brother Avantha will pose a stiff challenge to the Joes.

The Josephians will be hoping highest points scorer of the league, Sachith Silva continues from where he left off and stacks up the points.

Josephian eighth-man Gihan, is another man to have a close eye on as he was in sensational form during the league, leading the forwards and controlling proceedings.

The Trinity Lions will be back in town with the hopes of putting the Bradby and League heartbreak behind them by wreaking revenge over the Peterites who beat them in the League.

The lads from Bambalapitiya have had a torrid season this time around but things could get much better if they manage another shocking win and progression to the semi-final.

WATCH LIVE: TRINITY V ST.PETER’S

The Peterites will surely be looking to exploit the same weaknesses Royal picked on against Trinity, but the lads from Kandy will hope to play to their strengths and come out on top.

Peterite Theekshana Dasanayake will be a man to watch out for and the matchup between him and Waron Weerakoon will surely be mouthwatering.

A win against St. Anthony’s may seem straightforward for the Isipathana lads however an experienced Eagles team may have other ideas, coming down to Colombo.

Isipathana finished the league season on a high, thumping Wesley on the final match day and will take that confidence forward, particularly with Royal sitting out the tournament.

WATCH LIVE: ISIPATHANA V ST.ANTHONY’S

St. Anthony’s on the other hand, applied their trade in the second round in the plate segment, and with the level of opponents being a step below, they may be a little out of their depth against the Green Machine.

Harith Bandara, Randy Silva and Chamodh Fernando are three men to watch out for from the Green Machine while captain and second five-eight Dinuk Amerasinghe and eight-man Mohamed Shabeer will be the duo who would look to inspire the Eagles.